Yes, you did....
I think the point missed here is the warranty issue. Don't quote me on this but I swear I saw threads here where BRP have refused warranty work due to it not being serviced by certified BRP technicians. Just wanted to point that out. :willy_nilly:
Yes, you did read those threads. I know about them, I wrote them.
If you are under warranty and you have work done, it must be a BRP certified mechanic or you stand the chance of voiding your warranty. This is in writing in your warranty contract; or so I've been told.
There was a member I worked with a couple years back. He had a problem and was trying to figure out what it was. He got a few parts from the dealer he bought it from and they never once told him, if he worked on it himself, he'd void the warranty. Found out his problem was the coil, which for that year 4-TEC was having many problems with them cracking and arcing out. He then tried to get his warranty to repair the coil. They denied him. He took it to BRP with a letter and was denied with the same quote. If you are not BRP certified, then you stand a chance of losing that service.
There was another instance a year or so ago with a member and his supercharger. Same thing. He let a small engine repair shop repair the supercharger. They changed out the ceramic washers. But, when the engine blew because he did not get all the parts out from the disentigrated washers, they denied him his repairs, he footed the bill on that one too.
These are only a couple of the horror stories I've heard about members working on their own (or having some other shade tree mechanic) boats. I would never accept a new boat to work on. I'd tell them the same reasons why..........
Oh yeah, next time your at Walmart, go to their boat section and look at their oil removal pump. I dont' know how much it costs but I'm pretty sure it wasn't over $100 bucks. I belive it was a hand actuated pump type but for the small amount of oil your removing, might be worth it.:cheers:
